#BIRTHDAY: Chris Harms from Germany is 45 today Do you start to follow new music as a result of seeing an act perform at our favourite TV show? Do you use it to expand your musical horizons or is there an act you’ve followed forever, and are ecstatic […]
#BIRTHDAY: Chanée from Denmark is 46 today It had to come soon enough that one half of a duo has a birthday. Do you think you can spot which half it is today? After all, I’ll wager some people had difficulty telling them apart in 2010. Yes, it […]
#BIRTHDAY: Louisa Baïleche from France is 48 today Our friends in France have been in our favourite TV show since the start. Yes, that’s even those contests in the 20th Century. Five wins in that time too, although nothing more than a runner-up spot since 1977. Over forty […]
#BIRTHDAY: Hovig from Cyprus is 36 today Did you ever wonder what makes a good selection process for your country’s act? Should it be a series of shows lasting months where one song gets eliminated each week? One show that’s all done and dusted in an hour? Or […]
#BIRTHDAY: Casper Janebrink from Sweden is 55 today Who doesn’t love a group? Instead of a soloist, you get a multiple of singers, musicians and dancers. Up to six, obviously. But the chances are you will have your favourite in a group. Today’s birthday boy Casper Janebrink is […]
#BIRTHDAY: Eliot from Belgium is 24 today Is there the right age to be taking part in our favourite TV show? Should you be a fresh-faced teenager? Or is the right age in your twenties, of thirties, or even older? Today’s birthday boy Eliot Vassamillet was an aforementioned […]
#BIRTHDAY: Salvador Sobral from Portugal is 35 today Some songs are just so good they get roundly ignored by the televoters and juries of Europe (and beyond). Other times, they get what they deserve and get the highest score ever. Ever. This song might have you in tears. […]
#BIRTHDAY: Javine from the UK is 43 today It’s that odd time when we’ve all got over Christmas (unless you’re orthodox) and we’re waiting for that end digit to tick over to a ‘5’. Has it been a good year for you? In a previous year that ended […]
#BIRTHDAY: Paula Seling from Romania is 46 today It’s always good to see instruments on a stage, and even better of the singers are playing them. And it’s a bonus if they’re actually playing them, and not just miming playing them. Sadly, we now live in a world […]
#BIRTHDAY: George Alkaios from Greece is 53 today To be true to your own country’s sound or not? That is the question. If you do, you get kudos in your own country but might be seen as a novelty by certain others. Back in 2010, Greece sent today’s […]